What doctors need to know about informed consent
Informed consent in medicine is essential. In March 2015, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board,…
Medico-Legal
Vaccine safety – don’t shut down the debate
I am not an apologist for Andrew Wakefield, the doctor who proposed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism…
Alarming rate of suicides in prison
The fact that prison suicides are at record levels is tragic, but it is only one of the most serious…
EU debate on biosimilar drugs
Biosimilar medicines have been the hot subject of debate for a number of years. But as health systems around the…
Missing misdiagnosis
Misdiagnosis of acute illnesses and chronic conditions is the largest cause of preventable medical error and accounts for over 40…
My experience of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC)
I hate to be bored. And always want to do new things and make new things happen. So I’ve always…
Data for safer cosmetic surgery
In theory, the PIP scandal was just about one factory in France producing substandard breast implants. In practice, it proved…
Greater transparency for global health
As the G20 summit draws to an end, we hope that global leaders will push ahead with confronting the problems…
Handing (Back) Over the Pen
Handing (Back) Over the Pen: Afghan Women's Experiences of Gender Based Violence (GBV) Violence and trauma refer to experiences, rather…
Scan or Scam?
Today in any large city in the UK, you can walk into a clinic and book yourself in for a total…